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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

And the winner is.....

Finally got to my neurologist appointment. Brought the hubby with me so he can listen to my options for new oral medications. I also wanted to discuss my current symptoms with the Dr. and have Keith hear the neurologist's assessments. I think it's a good for him to hear from a "professional" every so often so he can be reminded this disease is always working on my body and changing whether he can see the physical effects or not. My fatigue is not something a good nights sleep or and hour nap can fix.

Once we were done with the regular assessment portion of the appointment the Dr./inquisitor peering over steepled fingers with a slight smirk(yeah I caught that)asked the million dollar question,
"So, are you still taking the Rebif injections"

I looked him straight in the eye, plastered a huge smile on my face, slapped my hand on the desk and said,
"No. That's why I'm here"

I have never seen him laugh out loud in all the 10 years I have been seeing him, but he let loose at that. I know he was testing me because I had spoken with his nurse previously and confessed my injection indiscretions. I told him I feel like a baby that I can't bring myself to inject Rebif anymore, but that is just how it is for me now. He was very kind (like always really) and went right into explaining my options for oral medications. I had already done some research on the subject and was prepared with and initial choice, but I wanted to hear from him as to what he would recommend. We discussed all three.

We came to the conclusion that Tecfidera would be the best option for me. Tecfidera was my initial choice and I was pretty thrilled that was the medication he was most leaning towards for me. I am not going to go into the specifics of each of the drugs. You can look those up for yourself with the included links. This a personal decision for everyone and one that should be made with your neurologist.

I had the initial blood work done and will be have an MRI in the next few days. I am currently experiencing a flare- Boo Hiss- and will be having a round of IV steroids - double BOO HISS-so once I get over this bump in the road, I'll be able to get on with the new medication.